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SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
SEPTEttBfcR 10th, 1922
BY REV. 11 F. HODGES
Subject?"Teaching The Law 01
God."?Nehemiah 8:1-18.
Golden Taxt?"Teach Me, 0 Lord,
Thy Statutes; And I ahall Keep II
Unto The End."Paalm 188:88.
lime?444 B. a
Place?Jerusalem.
Our last leaaon ia followed closely
by the leaaon for today. In this day
when there ia ao much graft and greed
practiced among proteased Christians,
it will be well for na to study the fifth
chapter of Nehemiah. In thie chap
ter it is seen that the rich Jew wai
crushing the life out of the poor Jew,
They were charging interest on money
loaned in order that they might raise
money with which to pay taxes to
their heaten rales; thia at a time
when it meant pay or be homeless.
Nothing better was to be expected of
the heathen, but something better wai
expected of the Jew because God's
law was plain against such practice.
Many poor people are being oppressed
today, often by men who are in high
places in our churches. Nothing bet
ter ia expected today of the world, but
something better ia expected of
church members, because the Old and
New Testaments both forbid it.
We may expect the world to be ever
on the alert to defraud and use all
sorts of short cut methods to extract
the dollar from the other fellow. God
has always expected something dif
ferent when he comes to deal with His
own people. M any men who call
themselves Christians liVe and trade
after the manner of the world. Some
landlords live in their mansions and
have it easy, while white tenants live
in the hut, as good and sometimes bet
ter than the land owner. Sometimes
brothers in the church needs a few
dollars and the gouger is ready to take
the advantage and get something for
nothing, often fifteen to twenty per
cent interest.
Few summers ago three, young
women visited a northern city and on
the Sabbath went out to find a pro
tester) t church where they might wor
ship. There were plenty churches
but all closed for six weeks during the
hat summer months. The first church
they found open was a Roman Cath
olic church. Where did these Protes
tant folks spepd their time? Many of
them oh the ball room floor. Who
ever heard of the devil taking a vaca
tion? In the face of all the opposi
tion Nehemiah had to face we hear
these words from him: "I am doing a
great work, so that I cannot come
down to you?" There is no time for
vacation in the church of God. The
schedule of the world is not interrupt
ed by strikes, takes no pass tracks and
the rolling stock is in fine shape. A
true Christian is always busy, dreams
decent, goes to decent places (only
where he would be willing to invite
Jesus Christ) and goes with the best
folks, those who are friends of the
church and of the cause he represents.
The people are numbered, their
genealogy taken, a few days rest given
and then Nehemiah calls them to
gether for the reading and study of
law as given to Moses. "The book of
the law of Moses." We have seen
somewhere that some smart, self con
ceited, modern critic has denied that
Mosss wrote the first five books of the
Bible; in fact they say there never
was such a man as Moses. At the
transfiguration of Christ Moses and
Elias were there and talked with
Jesus. So Jesus says there was a
M6ses and He has been given credit
for writing the law as the Jews had
it and it has been handed down to us.
The evolutionist, the niodern critics
and the men of "new thought" ought
to pause for a while in serious think
ing along the line of the lessons given
here u they ere based upon the Word
i from the beginning. God has always
honored the man who honors His
word. Jesus Christ is spoken of in
> the very beginning of the Old Bible.
He sets his approval on the law and
the prophets. John tells us that
! Christ was in the beginning, that all
things were .made by Him and for
Him. Some of our modern "wise
men" try to do away with the teach
, ings of the Old Book. Thank God
, that heaven and earth may pdss away
I but the Word will endure forever.
( Here is assembled a host of folk*
, "both men and women, and all that
. could hear with understanding." Ez
i ra comes before the people and reads
the law from early morning till noon;
r while there were about hhn a com
i pany of the elders of the people to
sanction the reading of the word. The
, people will get a better conception of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ when the
1 church folks stand by the preacher
i and sanction their Godly walk and
conversation the weight of His mes
sages. These folks stood all the fore
noon and heard the word of God as
read by Ezra. The people stood as
was their custom because of the re
spect they had for Jehovah. Many
folks go to Church and do not so
much as sit and hear with respect.
Some go and do not even bow their
heads during prayer. The neglect of
God's word today is fearful. No day
has ever found the mass of folks so
| ignorant of God's word as now.
There was some worship here as
well as reading. "Ezra blessed the
Lord, the great God; and all the
people answered. Amen, Amen, with
lifting up their hands; and bowed
their heads, and worshipped the Lord
with their faces to the ground." In
this day of Churches at every cro?c
roads, in every hamlet and village,
where we can assemble and sit com
fortably in our pew, we wonder if we
have not fallen to the other extreme
and lost the real spirit of worship.
This is one of the greatest days in the
history of Jerusalem. There is
much weeping when the law is read,
why? because they had sorely vio
lated God's law so often. Nehemiah
comforts them with these words:
"Go your way, eat the fat, and drink
the sweet, and send portion to them
for whom nothing is prepared; for
this day is holy onto the Lord: neither
be sorry: for the joy of the Lord is
your strength." "The joy of the
Lord." These words ought to be
written in large letters and placed in
every church. There are many who
have sought strength from the joy of
the world; but instead of strength
weakness has been the result, often
decay and destruction. Let us have
again the days of rejoicing and wait
on God for strength. Let the church
joy" and rejoice in the Lord and the
battle for the right will be waged to
success. This was a great day for
these Jews in Jeruslem; let such days
come to Zion again.
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REV. V. E. DUNCAN WILL
ASSIST BETHANY PASTOR
Rev. V. E. Duncan, pastor of the
Mount Tabor Baptist Church, spent
last Saturday in Ahoskie. He was
accompanied by Rev. R. D. ("Bob")
Stephenson who had just concluded a
revival meeting at Mount Tabor.
Reverend Stephenson returned to his
home in Berkley, Va., Saturday
morning. *
The revival services at Mount
Tabor were among the most fruitful
held there in years. Sixteen addi
tions were made, and many others re
newed their faith.
Reverend Duncan is assisting in a
revival meeting at Bethany Church,
near Colerain, this week. Rev. D. D.
Leggett is the pastor of the church.
Women Told How To
Select Suitable Hats
County Ham* Dtmnu^ritor Says
Height Should Ret Tilnu Into
Conoid ?ration
Miss Myrtle Swindell, in the fourth
aeries of articles on costuming, tells
Hertford County women how to select
a hat that will suit the individual, and
gives other interesting suggestions.
Her letter follows.
Millinery
The hat must be considered not
only in relation to the head, but also
in relation to the head and hat to the
entire figure. Choose your hat be
fore a full length mirror, and, to com
plete a certain costume, wear that
dress or suit when you buy a hat.
Remember when considering hats
the hair must not be forgotten. Un
becoming hats may be made more at
tractive if the hair is kept soft am!
fluffy around the face. Always dress
the hair to conform to the head ami
face. -,?
Remember the low hair dress is not
becoming with a receding chin.
Remember the high hair dress is
not good with, pointed features.
Remember hair worn low and wide
over hears is more becoming to the
thin face.
Remember, hair worn high and
close over ears is more becoming to
full face. .
Suiting Hat To Wearer's Face
Off the face shape is not becoming
to the type with turned up nose and
receding chin. <
A type with pointed face should
avoid repetition of pointed contour
in hat.
Type with round full face' should
avoid repetition of round lines in hat.
The poke shape is not becoming to
type with sharp nose and pointed
chin. v
Remember the toque ia too severe
for the older women.
Trimmi-t The Hat
The trimming of a hat must be
suited to the person wearing the hat
also to the hat on which the trimmings
are used. Ostrich plumea are not |
suited to the tailored type of woman
nor would they look well on the tail
ored type of hat. ' Keep trimmings
simple in line and color, have them
conform to the lines of the hat and the j
shape of the head, face, and height of j
the wearer. Expensive trimmings
should give long service. Home made
flowers of silk, qrgandie, velvet, du
vetine or wool; appliqued trimmings,
metallic threads, rafia or straw; bows,
rosettes, bands, ate. may be used.
The best guide to correct style in
selecting millinery can be found at
the following address:
The Illustrated Milliner,
656 Broadway, New York City
76c copy.
Millinery will be continued next
week. Shoes, gloves and hand bags
will follow.
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A CORRECTION
I announced last week that all the
books in the High School Department
would remain unchanged. I have
found out since then that the history
used by the tenth grade last year is
no longer on the State adopted list
issued this year. Hence I have no
right to allow it to be studied
this coming year. A new book
will be ordered. Tenth grade stud
ents are warned not to supply them
selves with copies of the above men
tioned book. K. T. RAYNOR,
Superintendent.
Gold is plentiful at the Herald
office. Come in and let us explain the
proposition to you.
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
NUMBER OP PROJECTS
Hartford County Fail* To Cot A
SHoro Of Lotost Expenditure
Authorized For Road la
Stela
Thirty-one contracts were let by the
State Highway Commission at a meet
ing held Wednesday, August 30th.
Two hundred and sixteen contractors
submitted bids for a total of 200
miles of roads and several large
bridges within the State. The total
expenditure authorised for the con
tract* amounted to $4,761,304.70, and
the total expenditure authorised for
roads during the eight months of
this year amounts to about $28,000,
000.
Four projects were approved and
contracts let for road building in the
First District in which Hertford
County is located. Bertie County
gets a share of the latest authorized
expenditures; and Gates is slated to
get a share of the fund within a short
time. Hertford County was not in
cluded in any of the approved pro
jects nor was a contract let for any
portion of the state highway within
the county's borders.
Low bidders announced for the
First District follow:
First District
Project 106. Bertie?Roanoke riv
er to Windsor, 7.12 miles, gravel;
roadway to J. F. Mulligan Construc
tion Company for $31,191; structures
to Boney-Hostetler for $20,862.22.
Project 157-A. Martin.?William
ston to Hamilton, 12.41 miles gravel;
roadway to J. F. Mulligan Construc
tion Company, for $42,020; structures
to J. A. Morrow, for $34,160.90.
Project 157-B, Martin?Hamilton
to Halifax county line, 12.36 miles
gravel; roadway to J. F. Mulligan
Construction Company, foT $44,333;
structures to Barton-Cook Company
for $28,846.
Project 184, Pitt.?Ayden to Grif
ton, 7.14 miles hard surface; roadway
to Ferguson Construction Co., for
$217,871.80; structures to Pawkins
Construction Company, for $64,516.
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The Hertford County Herald is'
giving away gold. Don't fail to read
the big display ad in this issue.
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SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST
Pursuant to the provisions of a
deed of trust executed by J. B. Whit
ley and wife Annie C. Whitley to
D. C. Barnes, Trustee on the ftfth day
of September, 1919, and registered in
the office of the Register of Deeds of
Hertford county, in book 65, page 30,
default having been made in the pay
ment of the note therein set forth and
at the request of the holder thereof,
the undersigned will sell at public
auction, for cash, in the town of
Murfreesboro, N. C., in front of the
Postoffice, on the 25th day of Septem
ber, 1922, at 11 o'clock a. m., the
following property: ^
That tract of land situate in
Maneys Neck Township, Hertford
County, North Carolina, and being
the land conveyed to the said J. B.
Whitley by E. G. Sears and F. M.
Sears by deed duly of record in the
Register's Office of Hertford County,
and bounded on the North by the
lands of D. C. Barnes and W. C. Fer
guson, on the east by J. B. Whitley's
Camp place, on the South by Meherrin
river and on the West by D. C.
Barnes ? containing five hundred
acres more or less. Conveyed by the
said J. B. Whitley and wife Annie C.
Whitley to sastify the debt and in
terest for in said deed of trust.
This 24th day of August, 1922.
D. C. BARNES, Trustee.
9-2-22-4t.
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Farms and Town Lots
For Sale!
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We are offering for sale the following described
II real estate at attractive prices and upon easy terms.
1. J. E. Riddick farm at Sandy Cross, 50 acres,
30 cleared. New 7 room dwelling and outbuildings.
$4250?42000 cash and four years on balance.
2. W. K. ?VJ. H. Parker farm about four miles
from Sunbury, tt)0 acres, new dwelling and four
tenant houses. This farm can easily be divided into
smaller farms! Price $15,500?$5000 cash and five
years on balanced
3. E. W. Blanchard farm situated about one
mile from Sunbury on north side of Gateaville. road,
85 acres, about 40 acres cleared. Five room dwelling
and outbuildings. $6750?$4250 cash and five years
on balance.
4. Tract of one hundred and forty-acres, four
miles east from Sunbury, forty acres cleared and
balance in timber. Seven room dwelling and out
buildings. $7000?part cash and easy terms on bal
ance.
5.> W. T. Cross place about four miles north
from Sunbury on*road from Sunbury to Wiggins X
Roads. 200 acres, about 80 cleared. Two dwellings.
This is a part of the Dr. Hunter farm. Price $5500,
$2200 cash and five years on balance.
6. Beaon home place about one mile west
from Sunbury, 44 acres more or less, 30 cleared and
balance in timber. Dwelling and necessary out
buildings. $4000?$2000 cash and five years on
balance.
7. A part of the Charles Barnes?now C. H.
McCarthy place, about two miles north from Sun
bury, thirty acres more or les% one horse crop clear
ed. One tenant house. $1500, part cash and terms
on balance. *'
8. Seven ldts in town of Sunbury, lying on Vir
ginia Road and adjoining Episcopal Church lot and
others. Part cash and easy terms on balance.
All described land and lots are located in Sun
bury High School District except first, and that one
is in Hobbsvlle District. All farm land suited to
growth of cotton, peanuts, tobacco and other crops
grown in this section.
We will be glad to answer inquiries or show
the property to prospective purchasers.
L A. ROUNTREE,
MARTIN KELLOGG,
SUNBURY, N. C.
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